Channel Zero is a DIY punk cable access show in San Francisco, seen on Channel 29, first broadcast on September 1, 2006. I started this project hoping to create a tv show that would sneak into American living rooms, filling the usual corporate and state propaganda picture tube with an alternative viewpoint of life.
A short interview with Erin from Solidarity Across Borders in Montreal. (Filmed May 2007) Solidarity Across Borders: STATUS FOR ALL!Solidarity Across BordersSolidarity Across BordersNO TO DEPORTATIONS! NO TO DETENTIONS! FOR THE ABOLITION OF SECURITY CERTIFICATES! STATUS FOR ALL!
Short interview with Sara, an organizer with the Anarchist Black Cross Federation in Montreal, about the need for prisoner solidarity.(Filmed at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, May 2007 by Erika Ransom)
The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy is the largest anarchist event in North America, and an important exchange of anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas. The Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists alike, in French and English, with participants from all over North America and beyond. Founded in May 2000, the bookfair is now entering its eight year. Anarchist Bookfair events include book and information tables, workshops, readings, films, presentations, walking tours ...
Emily Howard talks about Z Magazine's current projects, the bookfair and the need to support alternative and independent media.
Stephen Dunifer, founder of Radio Free Berkeley, talks about project TUPA (Transmitters Uniting the Peoples of the Americas) and the importance of community broadcast stations to empower indigenous communities. Dunifer also made comparisons between the ongoing indigenous struggles for autonomy in Latin America and the anarchist principals of self-goverance and freedom from state and party systems.
Three members of the Friesen Crew (Nicole, Stivie and Smeagol) talk about how the collective started over ten years ago, and how they operate today. It is well known in the DIY punk community that if you are a band on tour, playing the Friesen in Bremen is a good time!
Jennifer Joseph talks about Manic D Press, an independent publisher since 1984, and the gulf between how anarchy has long been presented in mainstream media (bomb throwers and chaos) and the general ideals of the anarchist movement today.
Josh Macphee of Just Seeds talks about the connections between art, anarchism and social change while tabling at the 12th Annual Anarchist Bookfair in San Francisco.
Wendy-o Matik, author of "Redefining Our Relationships" is interviewed on Channel Zero by Erika Ransom.